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But this is the point, apple was able to say no. In China you can play around but can't say no for too long. I don't know much about China but the level of con
by kiriakasis 8y ago
But this is the point, apple was able to say no. In China you can play around but can't say no for too long.
I don't know much about China but the level of control the government has there is incomparable to any western country
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoApple was publicly able to say no, but what happened in private? In fact TLAs would want it to appear that they'd been rebuffed -- there's not much point in them having access to devices that no one will use because they know about that access.
- mynameisvlad 8y agoYour tinfoil hat is on a bit tight. Apple has a vested interest in being honest and transparent about this specifically because nobody would trust them if it was discovered that they'd been secretly cooperating with everything in private while denying it in public. A revelation like that would literally ruin them as a company, and that's generally not the end goal for most companies.
- quickben 8y agoWhat did Apple say no to? Last timei checked they served everything they were asked for.
- ksec 8y agoExactly. iCloud Master Key? Done, no VPN in App Store? Done. List of Banned Keyboards in App Store? Done. iMessages, I assume is still encrypted, but China don't give a damn about it as long as they can get it via iCloud.
- mynameisvlad 8y agoIn the US or in China? Grandparent is specifically talking about the US, where Apple has successfully fought against orders.